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The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) has released an app for iOS devices that helps nursery industry businesses connect with each other. The Oregon Nursery Map app is a digital counterpart to the OAN’s printed Wholesale Nursery Map.
“It’s more...

Plant selections for the coming year have been released by Star Roses and Plants.
The following list are some new selections for 2015:
-Icecap: contains pure white flowers on a rounded shrub. It has been a consistent performer at independent trials...

T.O. Plastics recently launched a new line of plug trays, SureRoots Elite.
The SureRoots Elite plug trays were designed in collaboration with growers, distributors, the T.O. Plastics sales force and its engineering department.
The new...

American Hosta Growers Association (AHGA) announced ‘Victory’ as the 2015 Hosta of the Year (HOTY). AHGA selects the HOTY two to three years in advance to allow for sufficient inventory.
Mark Zilis, the registrant of the hosta, discovered ‘Victory’...

T.O. Plastics has expanded its 3-D printing and scanning capabilities to improve the company’s efforts to provide fast turnaround on product design solutions for its customers and the company's own proprietary products.
The company, with...

Mollie Hoare, Skagit Gardens' new operations manager, will be responsible for all production of Skagit’s Finished and Super Starts divisions.
Hoare started working for Skagit Gardens in 1986.
Later she worked for Color Spot and Smith Gardens where...

The Pantone Institute has announced its choice for the Color of the Year for 2015 — Marsala (Pantone 18-1438), “a naturally robust and earthy wine red.”
Each year, color specialists from the Pantone Institute “comb the world” looking for color...

Dramm Corporation has hired Fritz Dramm as the company's new fertilizer production and compliance manager.
In his new position at Dramm, Fritz will be handling many different roles, including documenting standard operation procedures, ...

The National Garden Bureau (NGB) is taking part in the #GivingTuesday movement, which will use the power of social media to create a national movement dedicated to giving on Dec. 2.
By using crowdfunding site Indiegogo, NGB is bringing more...

Jeffrey Luke has been named marketing manager at BioWorks, Inc.
In his new position, Luke will be responsible for growing the BioWorks brand and family of products in new and existing markets.Luke has more than 15 years of marketing experience,...

Plants for Living, Rocket Farms’ new product line, was established to change the way consumers think about and enjoy fresh herbs.
The product line’s indoor culinary herbs include a seasonal assortment of seven herbs: thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil...

The Legacy Family Business Award, from Twin City Business magazine, was awarded to Bailey Nurseries for its continued success through five generations of family over the past 110 years.
The company was also commended for its high standard of...

A new stop has been added to the 2015 California Spring Trials. The new location is Floricultura in Salinas, California.
The 400,000-square foot greenhouse will welcome the German breeding company, Westhoff; the Dutch breeding company, Beekenkamp...

Jenny Rojas has joined the customer service team at Oglesby Plants International as the South Florida customer service representative.
Rojas has worked in the horticulture industry for 11 years.
She comes to Oglesby with experience in young plant...

The Society of American Florists has announced the dates for the 2015 Pest & Plant Production Management http://www.safnow.org/ppmcConference and 2015 Congressional Action Days.
The 2015 Pest & Plant Production Conference will take place Feb...

Pleasant View Gardens has added more than 30,000 square feet of production space and upgraded existing greenhouses to their Loudon, New Hampshire location.
“The main advantage will be better light levels for earlier crops and being able to bring...

If you were unable to participate in Paul Pilon's webinar on "Strategies for Growing Healthy Perennials," that took place on Sept. 16, you can now view the archived presentation and download the slides from GPN's website.
During the one-hour...

Dramm's new white paper explains the basic dissolved oxygen (DO) requirements for plant vitality, impediments to sufficient levels and the solutions to overcome these issues.
According to the company's research, most growers measure EC and pH but...